‘Dunki’ vs ‘Salaar’: Shah Rukh Khan starrer to clash with Prabhas’ film this Christmas? Find out here

After the tremendous success of ‘Jawan’, fans are eagerly waiting for the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s next film ‘Dunki’ which is set to hit the theatres in December 2023. Now, if reports are to be believed, the film is going to clash with Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ this Christmas.

According to film trade insiders, the makers of ‘Salaar Part 1: Ceasefire’ have finally locked the Christmas week for its theatrical release. The film will be released on December 22.

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, ‘Yes. It’s true… SRK Vs Prabhas, Dunki Vs Salaar this Christmas… The exhibitors have received a mail stating that #Salaar will arrive THIS CHRISTMAS [on 22 Dec 2023]… An official announcement by the producers, #HombaleFilms, will be made on Friday [29 Sept 2023].’

The Prashanth Neel directorial was previously scheduled to be released on September 28. The VFX work is reportedly one of the reasons that the film was pushed to a later date.

Trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan said, ‘The team is working tirelessly to meet the highest standards. They are making the final touches on the film and committed to delivering an exceptional cinematic experience.’

Talking about his upcoming film ‘Dunki’, Shah Rukh earlier said at a press event, ‘God has been very kind we have had Pathaan. God has been even kinder with Jawan and I always say this. We started on January 26, Republic Day (with Pathaan), it's a good auspicious day. On Janmashtami, on Krishnajis birthday we released this film (Jawan).’

‘Now New Year and Christmas are around the corner, we will release Dunki. I keep National integration. Anyway, when my film is released, it is Eid. I'm working hard, I'm working harder than I worked in the last 29 years. I will keep working hard because now I'm the happiest when people get happy after watching the film,’ he added.

This isn’t the first time for Shah Rukh and Hombale Films to clash at the box office. Last time, they competed against each other when Shah Rukh's ‘Zero’ and Yash's ‘KGF: Chapter 1’ released on the same date, December 21, 2018.

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